Myths you have heard about immigration from other people

[muffy1]

It's not totally fair for you to say that - our partners are from a non visa exempt country. You can freely travel and wait out your time in Canada. You applied after Jeep Guy and got your visa in January it seems. Which is great! But it's a whole different ball game when your husband or wife can't even get a visitors visa and you are stuck in Canada working 2 jobs so that you can support her or him while they are stuck waiting. It's a huge drain, emotionally and financially. He's been waiting over a year. I've been apart from my man for 4 years and every day have woken up with the dread of that feeling. As you're probably sick of hearing, Jeep Guy didn't exactly have an easy ride of it since CIC lost half his documents to begin with. And what other venue do we have for speaking about our frustrations? I think it's okay to be angry.. there's other members that tend to drag everything into negativity but I stay away from those folks. What I see from him is frustration but it's not negativity because he has a constructive outlook to his anger. I guess I just don't understand why it bugs you so much, or why other people get bothered by it. Maybe I just have a thick skin.

WAY TO GO STEPH!! I agree with you Plus, I love CJG....he's incredibly entertaining All the best to you S!

 

[Steph C]

WAY TO GO STEPH!! I agree with you Plus, I love CJG....he's incredibly entertaining All the best to you S!

A lot of people love CJG but just don't express it! One person sent me a PM because they were lurking on our thread and they said BTW they love Jeep Guy and they think he's so funny! : I guess he keeps them entertained

 

[muffy1]

A lot of people love CJG but just don't express it! One person sent me a PM because they were lurking on our thread and they said BTW they love Jeep Guy and they think he's so funny! : I guess he keeps them entertained

Hahaha! That's odd....you'd think if they were going to PM anyone about that it would be CJG Looks like he's got Groupies lol

 

[Steph C]

Hahaha! That's odd....you'd think if they were going to PM anyone about that it would be CJG Looks like he's got Groupies lol

Maybe they were shy :-[ :-[ haha, I don't know! They were PM'ing me but it was an afterthought I think because we hang out on the same thread.

 

[muffy1]

Maybe they were shy :-[ :-[ haha, I don't know! They were PM'ing me but it was an afterthought I think because we hang out on the same thread.

Haha...I get it....and I think it's kind of cute

 

[Steph C]

As for what your MP and MPP said, that was very self-serving. They probably don't want you emailing them all the time.

Emails can be so effective.. yes there is a fine line. What CJG and a lot of us have been doing is not constant badgering for information. It's proactive with emailing concisely at critical times in the application, and cc'ing the right people and the supervisors of the right people.
In the least case, if anything should go awry, you are backing up your case with a paper trail.

 

[muffy1]

Emails can be so effective.. yes there is a fine line. What CJG and a lot of us have been doing is not constant badgering for information. It's proactive with emailing concisely at critical times in the application, and cc'ing the right people and the supervisors of the right people.
In the least case, if anything should go awry, you are backing up your case with a paper trail.

I agree with this, as well. I can only tell you from my experience, but I've never emailed any of the VO's more than I did between last Tues and Thurs. Thurs I saw an addy change in ecas and on Monday was told PR had been approved and the COPR was in the mail I believe it is possible to see some movement as a result of an email, if sent at key points in the application process. However, does the possibility that emailing too much/calling/etc could cause upset and possible "delays" I'm sure it's possible. This is CIC....anything is possible. However, by law/regulation that is not supposed to be the case.

And MP's....ughhhh...what a joke.....at least ours is!!

 

[CdnandTrini]

Until my wife receives her passport with her visa in it I still believe the whole process to be a myth. Not unlike the Iliad.

Hey CJG, your wife's visa has been issued???? Congratulations, that is exciting !!! When is she landing?

 

[sweb87]

Everyone at my job always used to say " well you guys are married, can't you just bring the wife up here? " or something like that.

Then after I explain how things have changed, they sit in bewilderment for a minute thinking about why we can't do that and how BADLY IT SUCKS..

But now that I've been through so much crap and shared my ordeal with them, they are all probably more educated on immigration laws than the average population!

 

[CdnandTrini]

RePLY: Myths you have heard about immigration from other people

It's not totally fair for you to say that - our partners are from a non visa exempt country. You can freely travel and wait out your time in Canada. You applied after Jeep Guy and got your visa in January it seems. Which is great! But it's a whole different ball game when your husband or wife can't even get a visitors visa and you are stuck in Canada working 2 jobs so that you can support her or him while they are stuck waiting. It's a huge drain, emotionally and financially. He's been waiting over a year. I've been apart from my man for 4 years and every day have woken up with the dread of that feeling. As you're probably sick of hearing, Jeep Guy didn't exactly have an easy ride of it since CIC lost half his documents to begin with. And what other venue do we have for speaking about our frustrations? I think it's okay to be angry.. there's other members that tend to drag everything into negativity but I stay away from those folks. What I see from him is frustration but it's not negativity because he has a constructive outlook to his anger. I guess I just don't understand why it bugs you so much, or why other people get bothered by it. Maybe I just have a thick skin.

Agreed.

 

[CdnandTrini]

WAY TO GO STEPH!! I agree with you Plus, I love CJG....he's incredibly entertaining All the best to you S!

Agreed, Fan of the Jeepster 95% of the time .......Like some of Parkers stuff too, maybe they are secret groupies of each other

 

[nanediniz]

A few friends I have in Canada, also immigrants, told me that is very hard to get to be close friends with Canadians because they are very reserved people. (in Brazil we are very receptive and open to new friendships)
As I don't have any Canadian friends except for my husband, I don't know if this is a myth or not...

 

[Steph C]

A few friends I have in Canada, also immigrants, told me that is very hard to get to be close friends with Canadians because they are very reserved people. (in Brazil we are very receptive and open to new friendships)
As I don't have any Canadian friends except for my husband, I don't know if this is a myth or not...

I think it's true! However, Canadians once you break the ice can be really true friends. I find in other cultures where the friends can be found quickly the friendships may not run as deep.

 

[parker24]

Processing times? Gimme a break. Everything is supposed to have an expected service time. When we put our apps in it was 8 months. So no, we are NOT within our service times. The fact they keep extending them doesn't give them a right to put it off. And there is still the matter that the target time was SUPPOSED to be 6 months regardless of VO, and the current government is driving times away from the target time, not closer to it.

I haven't heard him asking for "special treatment". They keep telling everyone they process apps based on when they get them. They DON'T. And that is what he is complaining about (me too as my app is having the same problem). Everyone else is jumping ahead in line. They seem to have a problem keeping those large piles of applications in proper sequence.

Most cases that have been waiting years have been waiting like that due to actual ISSUES, NOT because parts of the app are lost or because it is simply unopened. Sure, those contribute to the time as well, but many will have red flags to address. I have seen my GCMS notes. No red flags. Just an expired med which they sat on for over 2 months (can't get the remed without the IMM1017 which they have to send).

As for what your MP and MPP said, that was very self-serving. They probably don't want you emailing them all the time. The MP I talked to said no such thing and further she said that inquiries is a simple matter and she couldn't understand why mine was "rationing" inquiries. If your MP buries your file you know what you do? Work hard next election to make sure he or she loses their seat! MPs who don't want to serve the needs of their constituents should not be in that job. Period! It is nice to know that you trust the word of your MP though, considering he is, as you say, a "complete moron".

-.- Obviously I couldn't make it clearer to you. He's a complete moron, SO I WENT TO MY MPP. And I wasn't talking about the MP or the MPP burying the file, I'm talking CIC. I've had nothing but bad experiences with CIC and they left a bad taste in my mouth. After rude CIC call center operators, rude officers at the actual offices (before they were closed) and rude American Border Patrol officers, I have little to no faith in them and I don't put it past them to do something like that. Also, they work for a conservative aka Harper. Need I say more?

And Steph, I apologize, but with CJG, I have no patience for him. Nor this paprico person. Calling me a "mofo" set me off. Not impressed. Wish there was a way of blocking people on here. Did get a good suggestion from a friend though, will probably do what she mentioned.

 

[Steph C]

I wish there was a block button too.. I can think of 2 or 3 grim reapers of happiness.. but I guess we all have our favourites